✩ dj lil ray ✩

On a dare, I took a 1970s ABC afterschool special jam (“Sisters and Brothers” off of Free to Be… You and Me), and turned it into a big party song.  There’s a little Miami Booty Bass and Baile Funk in there, and Busy Bee makes a special guest appearance.  Download it and play it loud with your friends!  Have fun, y’all!

Sisters and Brothers (Lil Ray Remix) by djlilray

This weekend, I enjoyed being a Purim spiel DJ at Kolot Chayeinu in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Parents and kids alike enjoyed my post-megillah tunes, and one mom even asked if I would DJ a Bat Mitzvah. Yes, absolutely I would! I have extensive experience in GOING to said receptions, and I have all the songs you’ll want to hear (and then some). We can make it sound like the usual, or we can switch it all up. Either way, if you want a super cool Jewish DJ to make your event extra special, give me a holler: lilraylovesyou@gmail.com.

Sometimes I stay up past my bedtime making mash-ups and remixes. Try this one on! And come see me at Angels and Kings (E. Village) this Thursday for your February installment of Vegan Drinks!

Ride It Day N Nite (Cudi vs Ginuwine) by djlilray

Recorded live at Hachi Asian Bistro in delightful Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Saturday, February 20, 2010. Recommend if you like your electro and hip hop all groovy like.

Get Up with Lil Ray!

1. RJD2 – Ghostwriter
2. Snoop Dogg – Drop it Like it’s Hot (Instrumental)
3. Flying Lotus – SexSlaveShip
4. Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio – The Tenth Jewel (Instrumental)
5. Shy Child – Criss Cross
6. Gorillaz – Stylo (feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) (Chiddy Bang Remix)
7. Collective Efforts – I Get Down
8. Nice Up! – Show Me Dub
9. The Knife – We Share Our Mother’s Health (Ratatat Remix)
10. Four Tet – As Serious as Your Life
11. Add N to (X) – Revenge of the Black Regent
12. DJ Shadow – The Number Song

I’m on the decks at midnight thirty on Saturday night at Choose Your Own Purim: Love, Revelation, Concrete Revenge at Synagogue for the Arts.

Its the year’s best and most debauched social justice performance party.

47 White Street, between Broadway and Church, Manhattan.


(Take N, R, W, Q, J, M, Z, 1, A, C, E, 6 to Canal St.)


8p doors, 8:30p-1:30a show and party.
$15 (no one turned away for lack of cash or costume).

Put on your go-go boots!
It’s time for 30 minutes of fabulous!

Queen of Hearts DJ Set

Diplo (featuring Rye Rye) – Wassup Wassup (ddpesh Remix)
N.A.S.A. featuring M.I.A., Santogold, and Spankrock – Whatchadoin’ (Villains Remix)
Bonde Do Role – Marina Do Bairro
Armand Van Helden – NYC Beat
The Rapture – I Need Your Love (LCD Soundsystem Remix)
Silver Disco – Send Me Out For Love
Futureshock – Dancing Machine
Ke$ha – Tik Tok (Fred Falke Remix Radio)

Recorded at Sugarland on Friday, February 12, 2010.

Brooklyn is for Lovers – DJ Lil Ray

Download Brooklyn is for Lovers!

Recorded at Hachi Asian Bistro last night. A special thanks goes to Kenny the bartender, Signey for being me co-conspirator, and the rest of Astoria DJ Group for being so very delightful.

Sebastian Tellier – Kilometer (Moullinex Remix)
Shy Child – Disconnected (Ocelot Remix)
Royksopp Feat. Karin Dreijer – This Must Be It (Maxime Dangles Remix)
Massive Attack – Paradise Circus Feat. Hope Sandoval (Gui Boratto Remix)
Destiny’s Child – Lose My Breath (Frank Manzo Re-fix)
Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock (George Acosta’s Speed Freak Mix)
The Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea
Gil Scott-Heron – Must be the Devil
Waajeed – Now or Never Feat. Tiombe Lockhart
Grizzly Bear – Knife (Girl Talk Remix)
Private – My Secret Lover (Diplo Remix)
Flying Lotus – Camel (Nosaj Thing Remix)
Digable Planets – Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Arrested Development – Tennessee

Electro Disco sounded just right last night.  Here’s what you heard.

Calvin Harris – The Girls (Groove Armada Remix)
Sneaky Sound System – I Love It (Fred Falke Remix)
Shy Child – Disconnected (Ocelot Remix)
Telefon Tel Aviv – What’s the Use of Feet if You Haven’t Got Legs
Moderat – Out of Sight
Brial – Archangel (Boy 8-Bit’s Simple Remix)
Crystal Castles – Crimewave (Sinden Remix)
VHS or Beta – Night on Fire (Cut Copy Remix)
Annie – Heartbeat (Alan Braxe Remix)
The Diamond Cutting Room – Read to Fly (Diamond Cut Dub)
Armand Van Helden – NYC Beat
Daft Punk – Too Long (B. Rich Remix Ft. Nate Dogg)
Kode 9 – Black Sun
Yeasayer – O.N.E.
Gang Gang Dance – House Jam (XXXchange Remix)
2 Hype Brothers and a Dog – Doo Doo Brown (Radio Version)
Simian Mobile Disco – Audacity of Huge
Bonde Do Role – Solta O Frango
The Juan Maclean – Happy House
Twilight 22 – Siberian Nights
Hashim – Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
Cybotron – Clear
Egyptian Lover – Egypt Egypt

Kick off Astoria DJ Group’s totally new Wednesday night party at Moomia Lounge (SoHo) with us this week!

RSVP on Facebook, Yelp, Going, Upcoming, Eventful, and Resident Advisor!

Ray is on the decks this Wednesday at Moomia Lounge (SoHo) and Hachi (Williamsburg) on Saturday!

Here’s a heads up on what she’s feeling this week:

Gucci Mane ft. Pharrell – Soldier

Thanks to Pharrell, Gucci’s new track is especially bouncy. Too bad it’s so short.
Gucci Mane ft. Pharrell – Soldier

MGMT – Kids (Bukez Finezt Dubstep Bootleg)

Unlike most other dubstep remixes, it goes lightly on the wobbly sounds, leaving the original mostly intact and thoroughly recognizable.  It might even bring some indie kids over to the dubside.
MGMT – Kids (Bukez Finezt Dubstep Bootleg)